Z Zegna Shanghai
Perfumer: Trudi Loren
13 ratings
From your scent profile
Ermenegildo Zegna Z Zegna Shanghai is a fresh, green men's fragrance set on a spicy, woody base.
Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.
How does it perform?
From 21 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
62% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Green
- Fruity
- Synthetic
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
Fresh
Green
Fruity
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody
OrientalWhat does Z Zegna Shanghai smell like?
It opens with cardamom, moves to violet in the heart and dries down to gaiac wood. Fresh and green accords lead, with fruity undertones and a slightly synthetic edge, while spicy, woody and oriental touches stay in the background.
Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it is noticeable up close without filling a room. It has been discontinued. Its profile is close to Yves Rocher Nature - Bois de Gaiac et Genièvre and Serge Lutens Bois de Violette.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Cardamom
First hours
- Violet
Towards evening
- Gaiac wood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 40%Autumn
- 27%Winter
- 20%Spring
- 13%Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer- Daytime29%
- Casual24%
- Office24%
- Nighttime10%
- Evening10%
- Sport5%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
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48% matchSoCal Sport
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46% matchBois de Violette
Serge Lutens · 1992
45% matchScent#1
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Last updated: October 26, 2026